Cyndee Peters facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Cyndee Peters
Cyndee Peters inside the Backen Church
Background information
Birth name	Cynthia Mana Pettice
Born	(1946-09-08) 8 September 1946 (age 77) Granite Falls, North Carolina, US
Genres	gospel
Years active	1973-

Cynthia Mana Pettice Strandell (born 8 September 1946), known professionally as Cyndee Peters, is an American–Swedish gospel singer and author in Sweden. She was born in 1946 in Granite Falls, North Carolina.

In addition to featuring in TV shows and concerts, she has also written two books:

• Timme för Timme, dag för dag (1988); 2nd edition 2005
• Vidare (1994)

In 1987 she came third in the Melodifestivalen, the Swedish selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, with the song När morgonstjärnan brinner.

Over the years she has worked with many artists, including Liza Minnelli and Natalie Cole. She lived in the Swedish town of Sollentuna for many years until moving back to the US in 2011. In 2004 she became an honorary member of the Swedish organisation Vasa Order of America.